CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.78-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 439
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 439, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this bill is to enable the Office of the Ombudsman to access state tax returns and tax return information relating to its official duties, including the investigation of the administrative acts of agencies.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Limiting the Ombudsman's access to tax returns and return information of any taxpayer who files a complaint with the Ombudsman about an administrative act of the Department of Taxation;
(2) Limiting this access to tax returns and return information to only the Ombudsman and not to an authorized representative;
(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2006; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 439, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 439, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair |
____________________________ MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair |
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